400 AM CST THU JAN 1 2015

EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 10 MPH.

TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 30. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 15. WEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 20. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN LIGHT SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.

SATURDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY…COLDER. LOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. MUCH COLDER. HIGH 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

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356 AM CST WED DEC 31 2014

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING…

EARLY THIS MORNING…CLEAR. VERY COLD. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TODAY…SUNNY. VERY COLD. BREEZY. HIGH 15 TO 20. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 15 BELOW.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COLD. LOW AROUND 10. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

NEW YEARS DAY…SUNNY…WARMER. HIGH AROUND 30. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 15 TO 20. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGH AROUND 30.

AREA COUNTIES: MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS: A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY (12/31).

* WIND CHILL VALUES…LOWEST WIND CHILLS 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. FROSTBITE WILL BE POSSIBLE TO EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND MODEST WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-

227 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2014

WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING OR SHORT TERM TRENDS…WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM MINUS 15 TO MINUS 25 DEGREES BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT…AND FALL TO MINUS 20 TO MINUS 29 DEGREES BY SUNRISE TOMORROW MORNING.

* WINDS…NORTHWEST…BECOMING WEST…AT 7 TO 13 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILL VALUES…AIR TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS WILL REACH MINUS 20 TO MINUS 29 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS…FROSTBITE WILL BE POSSIBLE TO EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

**Wind Chill Advisory until Noon for Crawford, Sac & Monona Counties**
(Wind chills in the advisory area will be -20 to -28 degrees this morning)

Today – Partly Cloudy. High 9. N-NW @ 10-15. Wind chill values as low as -20.
Tonight – Mostly Clear. Low -5. NW @ 5-10. Wind chill values as low as -20

Wednesday – Mostly Sunny. High near 19. W/SW @ 10-20. Wind chill values as low as -20.
Wed. Night – Mostly Clear. Low around 10. W/SW @ 10-25.

New Year’s Day – Sunny. High near 30. W/SW @ 10.
Thu. Night – Mostly Clear. Low around 16.
Friday – Mostly sunny. High near 34.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 23. Our 24-Hour Low (through 7-a.m. today) was -1.  We received .1 of an inch of snow Monday, which amounted to a Trace of liquid precipitation.

Last Year on this date (12/30), Atlantic’s High was 27, our Low was 5. The All-Time record High in Atlantic on 12/30 was 64 in 2004. The record Low was -22 in 1917. Sunrise today is at 7:46. Sunset will be at 4:59.

330 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. VERY COLD. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. VERY COLD. HIGH 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 15 BELOW.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. BITTERLY COLD. LOW ZERO TO 5 BELOW. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 15 BELOW.

WEDNESDAY…SUNNY. VERY COLD. BREEZY. HIGH 15 TO 20. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS AROUND 15 BELOW IN THE MORNING.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COLD. LOW AROUND 10. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

NEW YEARS DAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S.

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Today – A 50 percent chance of snow after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as 5. Northeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight – A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -10. North wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday – Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -15. North wind around 11 mph.
Tuesday Night – Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -20. North northwest wind around 9 mph.
Wednesday – Sunny, with a high near 16. West southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night – Mostly clear, with a low around 8.
New Year’s Day – Sunny, with a high near 25.

338 AM CST MON DEC 29 2014

BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.

MONONA COUNTY…INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ONAWA…MAPLETON…

WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST TUESDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES…WILL PLUNGE INTO THE 20 TO 27 BELOW RANGE AROUND OR SLIGHTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT…AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL NOON TUESDAY.

* OTHER IMPACTS…FROST BITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY ON UNPROTECTED SKIN. ALSO…HYPOTHERMIA CAN SET IN QUICKLY IF THE BODY IS NOT INSULATED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.